“California Soul” songstress Marlena Shaw has passed away, according to news from her daughter. The iconic R&B and jazz artist died Friday. Her daughter, Marla, posted on Facebook about the sad news.

Marlena Shaw, the jazz and R&B singer who recorded the definitive version of Ashford and Simpson’s “California Soul,” died on Friday from unknown causes. She was 81. Shaw’s death was confirmed by her ...

Singer Marlena Shaw, best known for her much-sampled hit, California Soul, has died at 81, according to a video posted to Facebook by her daughter, Marla. No details were given. “Hello everyone, it is ...

Marlena Shaw, an R&B/jazz singer known for her cover of Ashford & Simpson’s composition “California Soul,” died Friday, her daughter said. She was 81. Marla Bradshaw announced her mother’s death in a ...

(AP) - Marlena Shaw, the jazz and R&B vocalist whose “California Soul” was one of the defining soul songs of the late 1960s, has died. She was 81. Shaw’s daughter, Marla Bradshaw, announced the singer ...